Michael Perry
@sneezingcow.bsky.social
NYT bestselling author, humorist, volunteer FF/EMR. Newest book "Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents." Owe it all to "Population 485." SneezingCow.com
Wrote about Hollywood and firefighters and farmers and parrots and sixty-'leven other things including why it's still a hay wagon even when it's stacked with straw, also the hope and power of veracity, thank you Panoptica for publishing it. www.panoptica.ai/baling-in-am...
Baling in America
Mike Perry on the veracity gap: Why Hollywood keeps missing what Middle America already understands about story, community, and the difference between a development deal and actually knowing who you a...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Wrote about Hollywood and firefighters and farmers and parrots and sixty-'leven other things including why it's still a hay wagon even when it's stacked with straw, also the hope and power of veracity, thank you Panoptica for publishing it. www.panoptica.ai/baling-in-am...
Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 291. This one’s available to free and paid subscribers alike.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 291. This one’s available to free and paid subscribers alike.
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I had returned from L.A. and was stacking bales on a hay wagon being pulled through a rural Wisconsin field by my recently widowed father when... (Self-conscious about one of the quotes in here, but sometimes Midwestern nice don't get it done.) www.panoptica.ai/baling-in-am...
Baling in America
Mike Perry on the veracity gap: Why Hollywood keeps missing what Middle America already understands about story, community, and the difference between a development deal and actually knowing who you a...
www.panoptica.ai
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
I had returned from L.A. and was stacking bales on a hay wagon being pulled through a rural Wisconsin field by my recently widowed father when... (Self-conscious about one of the quotes in here, but sometimes Midwestern nice don't get it done.) www.panoptica.ai/baling-in-am...
...and after I said it would never happen... (also #Montaigne) Episode #291: Cats in the Office open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
Episode #291: Cats in the Office
...despite me.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
...and after I said it would never happen... (also #Montaigne) Episode #291: Cats in the Office open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
Once I was backstage with a friend whose friend was playing drums for Elvis Costello and Billy Bob Thornton's band was the opener. Billy and I talked and and he gave me his guitar pick and the next morning he announced he was getting divorced from Angelina Jolie but I had nothing to do with that.
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Once I was backstage with a friend whose friend was playing drums for Elvis Costello and Billy Bob Thornton's band was the opener. Billy and I talked and and he gave me his guitar pick and the next morning he announced he was getting divorced from Angelina Jolie but I had nothing to do with that.
Reposted by Michael Perry
It’s real! The first issue of The End Times started showing up in mailboxes today. For a limited time, you can still subscribe: badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...
November 19, 2025 at 2:46 AM
It’s real! The first issue of The End Times started showing up in mailboxes today. For a limited time, you can still subscribe: badhandbooks.com/preorders/th...
A few weeks back, Mike joined The Passion Pod, an inspirational storytelling experience featuring unique guests that are also pursuing careers based on their passions hosted by Chris Johnson in Eau Claire, WI.
You can watch or listen to the episode. Links in the comments.
You can watch or listen to the episode. Links in the comments.
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 AM
A few weeks back, Mike joined The Passion Pod, an inspirational storytelling experience featuring unique guests that are also pursuing careers based on their passions hosted by Chris Johnson in Eau Claire, WI.
You can watch or listen to the episode. Links in the comments.
You can watch or listen to the episode. Links in the comments.
From Mike: Not only did Andy Andrews and I talk about the new book, but we revealed how the new book came about only because Andy and I were stranded at sea. Very dramatic.
Listen to Mike visit with his friend and fishing partner, Andy Andrews as a guest on The Professional Noticer.
Listen to Mike visit with his friend and fishing partner, Andy Andrews as a guest on The Professional Noticer.
November 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
From Mike: Not only did Andy Andrews and I talk about the new book, but we revealed how the new book came about only because Andy and I were stranded at sea. Very dramatic.
Listen to Mike visit with his friend and fishing partner, Andy Andrews as a guest on The Professional Noticer.
Listen to Mike visit with his friend and fishing partner, Andy Andrews as a guest on The Professional Noticer.
Nurses, cowboys...writer? www.tiktok.com/@sneezingcow...
New book out called Improbable Mentors. Go check it out at www.sneezingcow.com #newbook #mentor #wyoming #cowboy
TikTok video by sneezingcow.485
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November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Nurses, cowboys...writer? www.tiktok.com/@sneezingcow...
I mean, nursing school was fine, and the writing thing is nice, but clearly I coulda scored a full ride to engineering school.
November 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I mean, nursing school was fine, and the writing thing is nice, but clearly I coulda scored a full ride to engineering school.
Always good to visit with Andy...and this time we have a fish story. (A fish. As in, One. Single. Fish.)
Michael Perry is back on this week’s show! Hear the story behind Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents—a funny, heartfelt book sparked by a fishing trip gone sideways.
Watch the full episode on YouTube: youtu.be/_rH--7Fh5FM
Grab a signed copy from SneezingCow.com today!
@sneezingcow.bsky.social
Watch the full episode on YouTube: youtu.be/_rH--7Fh5FM
Grab a signed copy from SneezingCow.com today!
@sneezingcow.bsky.social
Improbable Mentors and Happy Tangents with Michael Perry
YouTube video by Andy Andrews
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November 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Always good to visit with Andy...and this time we have a fish story. (A fish. As in, One. Single. Fish.)
Improbable mentors now available in audiobook format. sneezingcow.com/product/impr...
Improbable Mentors (Audiobook) - SneezingCow.com
Michael Perry's Forty Acres Deep Audiobook is a telling of the grim reality of loss, struggle, pain and hope in rural farm life.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Improbable mentors now available in audiobook format. sneezingcow.com/product/impr...
Turning down Oprah? You won’t hear many interviews with Mike as far-ranging as this one: Michael Perry Joins Jim O’Shaughnessy on his Infinite Loops podcast.
Video and audio links in the comments.
Video and audio links in the comments.
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Turning down Oprah? You won’t hear many interviews with Mike as far-ranging as this one: Michael Perry Joins Jim O’Shaughnessy on his Infinite Loops podcast.
Video and audio links in the comments.
Video and audio links in the comments.
New Mailchimp about an "improbable" new book.
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Want to find out when Mike has a new title or is speaking in near you? Feel free to join the mailing list: sneezingcow.com/mailinglist/
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Want to find out when Mike has a new title or is speaking in near you? Feel free to join the mailing list: sneezingcow.com/mailinglist/
Michael Perry's new book (improbably) taking off!
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November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
New Mailchimp about an "improbable" new book.
mailchi.mp/b8c80e413540...
Want to find out when Mike has a new title or is speaking in near you? Feel free to join the mailing list: sneezingcow.com/mailinglist/
mailchi.mp/b8c80e413540...
Want to find out when Mike has a new title or is speaking in near you? Feel free to join the mailing list: sneezingcow.com/mailinglist/
This is Ben. Ben's mom gets him books. Between these two titles, he will thrive whatever his future may hold.
shop.wisconsinhistory.org/chainsaw-love
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shop.wisconsinhistory.org/chainsaw-love
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November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This is Ben. Ben's mom gets him books. Between these two titles, he will thrive whatever his future may hold.
shop.wisconsinhistory.org/chainsaw-love
sneezingcow.com/product/impr...
shop.wisconsinhistory.org/chainsaw-love
sneezingcow.com/product/impr...
Respectfully [REDACTED], while my blood pressure recovers and I acknowledge my cushioned privilege: I don't want a "customer experience." I want customer SERVICE. Oh, believe me, I'm having a customer EXPERIENCE.
October 28, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Respectfully [REDACTED], while my blood pressure recovers and I acknowledge my cushioned privilege: I don't want a "customer experience." I want customer SERVICE. Oh, believe me, I'm having a customer EXPERIENCE.
Man, we covered a lot of new ground in this one. And from now on my rider will insist I be given gold-plated headphones. youtu.be/dBUHYO2Egjg?...
Michael Perry: Never Stand Behind a Sneezing Cow
YouTube video by Passion Pod
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October 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Man, we covered a lot of new ground in this one. And from now on my rider will insist I be given gold-plated headphones. youtu.be/dBUHYO2Egjg?...
Thanks to Tim Iseler for having me on his podcast "The Thing We Never Talk About" share.transistor.fm/s/75eab616 New book "Improbable Mentors" is here: sneezingcow.com/product/impr...
Michael Perry - Self-Employed Writer | The Thing We Never Talk About | Episode 31
For more than 30 years, Michael Perry has built a life around words — from essays and bestselling books to one-man shows and live events. In this conversation, Mike shares how his blue-collar roots sh...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thanks to Tim Iseler for having me on his podcast "The Thing We Never Talk About" share.transistor.fm/s/75eab616 New book "Improbable Mentors" is here: sneezingcow.com/product/impr...
Mike Joins The SHARKFARMER Podcast
Better known by his digital alias, The SharkFarmer, Rob Sharkey is an grain farmer, owner of a whitetail deer hunting outfitter, podcast & radio show host, and host of multiple TV shows on RFD-TV & PBS.
You can stream the episode HERE: tinyurl.com/f8zecjps
Better known by his digital alias, The SharkFarmer, Rob Sharkey is an grain farmer, owner of a whitetail deer hunting outfitter, podcast & radio show host, and host of multiple TV shows on RFD-TV & PBS.
You can stream the episode HERE: tinyurl.com/f8zecjps
October 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Mike Joins The SHARKFARMER Podcast
Better known by his digital alias, The SharkFarmer, Rob Sharkey is an grain farmer, owner of a whitetail deer hunting outfitter, podcast & radio show host, and host of multiple TV shows on RFD-TV & PBS.
You can stream the episode HERE: tinyurl.com/f8zecjps
Better known by his digital alias, The SharkFarmer, Rob Sharkey is an grain farmer, owner of a whitetail deer hunting outfitter, podcast & radio show host, and host of multiple TV shows on RFD-TV & PBS.
You can stream the episode HERE: tinyurl.com/f8zecjps
Episode #285: Mike’s New Book, and…
…the story of the cover.
Howdy folks:
Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 285. This one’s available to free and paid subscribers alike. Click here to listen: michaelperry.substack.com/p/episode-28...
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Mike
…the story of the cover.
Howdy folks:
Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 285. This one’s available to free and paid subscribers alike. Click here to listen: michaelperry.substack.com/p/episode-28...
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Mike
Episode #285: Mike's New Book, and...
...the story of the cover.
michaelperry.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Episode #285: Mike’s New Book, and…
…the story of the cover.
Howdy folks:
Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 285. This one’s available to free and paid subscribers alike. Click here to listen: michaelperry.substack.com/p/episode-28...
Forward!
Mike
…the story of the cover.
Howdy folks:
Welcome to Michael Perry’s Voice Mail, episode 285. This one’s available to free and paid subscribers alike. Click here to listen: michaelperry.substack.com/p/episode-28...
Forward!
Mike
October 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
New one. sneezingcow.com/product/impr...
Improbable Mentors & Happy Tangents - SneezingCow.com
"A witty guide guide to creativity, business, and life—offering practical lessons from unexpected mentors for personal growth and long-term success."
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October 11, 2025 at 8:22 PM
New one. sneezingcow.com/product/impr...
Somewhere in some decrepit computer's cryptolocked file there sits an email... sneezingcow.com/2025/10/02/n...
Nicholas Gulig - SneezingCow.com
Somewhere in some decrepit computer's cryptolocked file there sits an email--maybe more than one--I received from Nicholas Gulig years ago while he was in
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October 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Somewhere in some decrepit computer's cryptolocked file there sits an email... sneezingcow.com/2025/10/02/n...
This was a blast. Just two farm-raised knuckleheads shootin' the breeze. Thank you for having me on. sharkfarmer.com/podcast/h9m2...
484 Mike Perry Sneezing Cow — Shark Farmer
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September 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This was a blast. Just two farm-raised knuckleheads shootin' the breeze. Thank you for having me on. sharkfarmer.com/podcast/h9m2...
If you're a fan of the Rockford Files (or International pickup trucks) you might enjoy this free episode of Michael Perry's Voice Mail. open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...
September 8, 2025 at 7:12 PM
If you're a fan of the Rockford Files (or International pickup trucks) you might enjoy this free episode of Michael Perry's Voice Mail. open.substack.com/pub/michaelp...